Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-06

oUtuct " tht respondents remain during llut
time in the state
To the SeiecimeH -
Seectmen, by virtue Of the duties ex-
pressy assigned to them by the laws Of the
state, as above, are really boards Of health
in each town. In incorporated villages and
cities, of course, the trustees and aldermen
have preferred jurisdiction.
Hence the state board of health appeals
to all selectmen and trustees of villages and
aldermen of cities, and local boards of
health wherever established in the state
and all health officers, to cooperate in the
care for the public health. 1t is only by
combined and extensive action that public
health can he maintained. Public health is
public wealth. Or, as Froude expresses it,
the common wealth is the common heoHh,
the common well ness, and then adds mo
nation can prosper long which attaches to
its wealth any other meaning Every
board of selectmen, and every board of vii
lage trustees, if they have not already done
So should at once appoint some medical
man as health officer to examine all places
where there may be any reason to suspect
that causes Of disease are lurking, and gen
orally TO give advice in sanitary matters.
Of course the state board will always be
ready to advise. assist or act whenever
called upon.
Disease and death are inevitable But
very large proportion of the most common
diseases are unnecessary because they can
be prevented. Yet the individual is power
less and cannot escape unless by Il fortu
itOus combination Of circumstances. Pre-
cautions must be taken 10y whole commu-
mites. AS matter of economy alone 1t
will pay to take thorough measures to pre-
vent the spread of ali avodable disease.
The result of disease upon human happiness
may be set aside, because the anXietes. the
| griefs, the anguish the pains of the sick
and the friends are not matters of calcula-
| ton But the pccuniary loss to the com
munty is surprisingly great from prevent
| able disease. Take for instance typhoid
| fever. For the ten years ending with 1884
there were an average Of 1874 deaths each
year in this state. This according to or
binary estimates would imply that there
We're, on an average, about 1000 cases of
| sickness from this disease each year. But
| take only those who ordinarily would be
able to labor,-that is, those between the
ages of II and 30 Among these there
were - deaths on an average each year,
implying 400 cases of disease which recov-
cred Now it is well known that very few
are able to return to work in less than ten
weeks. This would make I, 600 weeks la
Ja,. tLa n,nra,, LII ~ +bo - ,,.,,,ld lao
! 81 600 In This is not incmded the loss of
! l,Inr .,f rriorJs OIL ,,,,,s,s MOI. En-. uoo.s-
sar,, aYnens.s attend;,,', So much sicLnass
NJ i; am. occo,,u+ tol,an of tbose ,vbo
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which sLorld ba,,,, he.n nddad IN tho com.
man yr..ltb If Tho state And this i only
nn,. ~ tb, numerous nrs,-entaIJe diseases
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disease In an cases NJ Jeotb from small
nov t,,nbrs fe,,er dinbtberio scarlet fa,a,
or measles. the proper authority should
strictly forbid public or church funeral
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SCARLET FEVER
1t Is well known that scarlet fever is es-
sentlally IA disease OF childhood, and that II
Is usually more severe IN children under III
years of age. Hence it Is very important
to protect children under that age from
exposure to it. With the exception of vac
clnation, the same precautions should be
enforced as in cases Of smallpox, the same
scrupulous care as to isolation, ventilation
ana furniture III Ihe ROOM II soaileI ieNel
Is ''oU 9S uiss us'iis anu leuiSire u' sH
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